Ghost Orchid cast (in order of appearance): Carrie Cohen as Susan Jocelyn Arden as Alina Jamie de Villiers as Daniel Kate Adams as Liz Tamzin Khan as Freya Noah Lukehurst as Tom Michael Bijok as Stefan
Creative Crew: Sound Design by Jan Meinema, Music Composed by Aisha Ali, Set Design by Naomi Smyth, Lighting Design by Isabel Potter, Research Assistant was Elizeta Pylioti, Location Sound Recordist was Dom Sutton, Script Consultant was Timothy X Atack, Lighting Consultant was Hugo Dodsworth. Photography by Edward J Felton and Poster Design by Rhona Iris.
Research Team: Research Lead was Dr Ruth Farrar and Post Doctoral Researcher was Dr Amy Spencer.
The 2026 immersive audio version of Ghost Orchid was written by Rachel Pownall and directed by Liz Felton with sound design by Jan Meinema.
About the play: Ghost Orchid is an immersive shared, binaural audio play. Set in a close-knit rural community, Ghost Orchid explores the way trauma echoes across the generations of a farming family. It examines the themes of belonging and loyalty, and the fragility and resilience of nature.
It was performed at Burdall's Yard as part of Bath Digital Festival 2026 and was a Bath Spa University Immersive Audio Network production in Association with Agapanthus Productions. It is supported by MyWorld and The Studio in Bath.